2017, Number 6
Analysis of the programme of study of Clinical Operation in Dentistry
Vinent GR, Gómez CM
Language: Spanish
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Page: 927-935
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: the programme of study of disciplines or teaching subjects is an important part in Higher Education; however, they not always come up under pedagogical and scientific criteria, but at experts’ criteria or historical trends. Clinical Operation subject is placed in the clinical cycle of the syllabus of Dentistry. This programme of study contributes to the general objectives of the specialty and to the different curricular strategies along with its particular contribution to the learning of dentistry diseases in adult patients. A thesis project is carried out to elaborate a system of teaching tasks in this subject, thus to increase the quality of the graduate, therefore this article begins with the analysis of the program of study. Objective: to socialize the analysis performed by the authors of the program of study for Clinical Operation subject in the dentistry studies. Method: the empirical method of documentary review of the program of study for Clinical Operation subject on the third academic year of the dentistry studies was used. In addition, logical procedures of thought (analysis-synthesis and induction-deduction) were used. Results: the program of study analyzed is adjusted in its objectives, contents and evaluation to the model of professional to be trained; nevertheless, it requires to be perfected. Conclusions: the current Clinical Operation program of study achieves the internal systematic coherence of the objectives of the subject, which allows increasing the quality of the integration of the teaching and assistance.